Names That Mean Stream

Lovers of Maxwell might like this more unusual – but no less distinguished – surname name, with its adorable nickname of Hart.

The name of a city in New Hampshire which takes its name from the Nashua River, named by the Indigenous Algonquian tribe the Nashuway or Nashua. A striking alternative to Joshua.

Although it's a variation of the masculine name Jubal, modern Israelis have taken to using Yuval for girls as well.

The name of a river in South Wales would make an interesting Celtic update to Bradley.

A musical option for die-hard Fleetwood Mac fans, though Jacobean noblewoman Fleetwood Shuttleworth is a real-life female bearer.

Basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain (born Wilton) lends a sort of mythic quality to his name. Few have ventured to use it since it is so tied to the famed Chamberlain, but it could make an inspired middle.

A variant of Estonian Riivo, of uncertain meaning, that fits right in with cool water names like River and Rio.

A cool, unique surname name with debated origins. Some sources say Rigden is a lost habitational name, as evidenced by a significant number of bearers in Kent, England. In this case, Rigden would mean "valley by the stream," from ric, "stream," and denu, "valley." Another theory suggests Ridgen derives from Ricdun, via Ricardun, an Old English pet form of Richard, making this a nice option to subtly honor an ancestral Richard.

An unusual and appealing Scottish family name that would work as well for a girl as a boy.

Most commonly associated with the Disney villain from Aladdin.

One of many stuffy British W surnames that would subject an American boy to years of teasing before growing into it at age fifty.

Seabrook is a habitational surname denoting a person from the town of Seabrook, Buckinghamshire in England. The name of the town was derived from the Old English river name Sorge, meaning "trickling," along with the root broc, "stream."

A rare Welsh name deriving from the name of a stream in Ceredigion, plus the productive -wen suffix.

Upper-crusty surname name.

Seabrooke is a rarer form of Seabrook, a surname originally borne by residents of Seabrook, Buckinghamshire. The E on the end gives it a more feminine air, a la the girl name Brooke.

Off-putting cousin of Bradley and Rodney.

A way to feminize Seabrook, if you want a name that is gender-neutral in sound but not appearance.

Gender-neutral nickname typically used for Yuval, the modern Hebrew form of Jubal.

Seabrook is most familiar as a surname — it was borne by residents of the town of Seabrook in Buckinghamshire, England. While extremely rare as a given name, Seabrook is an intriguing option for a child of either sex, particularly if you have ties to Buckinghamshire.